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UK fusion device completes key lift of twelve-tonne dual-beam box

Recently, the UK's MAST Upgrade spherical tokamak device completed a key engineering operation: the lifting and positioning of a 12-tonne dual-beam box, creating conditions for the installation of new neutral beam heating equipment. The device is located at the Culham campus and operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). It is expanding its experimental capabilities through a heating system upgrade to support the physics and engineering research required for future fusion power plants. The dual-beam box features a two-tier layout and is designed to house two new neutral beam injectors. The equipment transfers energy by injecting high-energy neutral atoms into the plasma. After the upgrade is completed, the device's neutral beam heating power is expected to increase from 4.4 MW to 8.8 MW, and the plasma...

2026-11-07

Zhongneng Jukong and Fusion Diagnostics: From a Single Discharge to Continuous Operation, How Measurement Systems Affect Device Performance

After a fusion device completes a discharge, researchers must first answer what actually happened in that experiment: how temperature and density changed, where the input energy flowed, whether instabilities appeared in the plasma, and which conditions should be adjusted for the next experiment. These judgments must be built on diagnostic data. As devices advance toward longer pulses and higher parameters, measurement systems must also take on a new task——providing information that can support control decisions in a timely manner before the experiment has ended. Anhui Zhongneng Jukong Technology Co., Ltd. operates precisely at this link connecting detection, computation, and device operation. Founded in 2022, the company focuses on test and measurement systems and...

2026-11-05

UK Parliament Recommends Improving Fusion Planning Policy and Public Engagement Mechanisms

Recently, the House of Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee completed its scrutiny of the draft National Policy Statement for fusion energy EN-8, proposing recommendations including supplementary nuclear non-proliferation guidance, strengthened early public engagement, and clarified community benefit arrangements. The scrutiny focused on the institutional conditions required for fusion to develop from research devices to commercial facilities; the relevant opinions have been submitted for government response and do not yet constitute implemented new policy. Nuclear non-proliferation is a key area the Committee requires to be further improved. As fusion device scale expands, mechanisms for identifying and assessing facility-related risks also need to develop accordingly. The Committee recommends that the government provide guidance to developers preparing construction projects as soon as possible...

2026-11-05

US Company Publishes Long-Term Safety Study of Targeted Radiopharmaceutical for Leukemia

Recently, a new American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference abstract has been developed from the long-term safety and tolerability study of Actimab-A combined with CLAG-M intensive salvage chemotherapy, focusing on the recovery of patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia after treatment. This progress extends the research focus from prior antitumor activity to long-term follow-up, supplementing data for continued development of the combination regimen. Actimab-A is an investigational targeted α therapy developed by Actinium Pharmaceuticals, composed of the antibody lintuzumab conjugated with actinium-225. This abstract involves follow-up of patients in a Phase I study who survived at least three months after treatment, with emphasis on analyzing blood cell count recovery and potential delayed renal and hepatic toxicity, in order to more comprehensively evaluate the safety profile after intensive treatment.

2026-11-05

UKAEA Completes Heavy Enclosure Lift for Spherical Tokamak

Recently, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) flagship spherical tokamak experimental device (MAST Upgrade) reached an important engineering milestone with the successful lifting and installation of a 12-tonne dual-layer beam enclosure. The enclosure is specifically designed to house two additional neutral beam injectors (NBI). With the subsequent installation of related infrastructure and supporting systems, the neutral beam heating power of the MAST Upgrade device is planned to increase from the current 4.4 MW to 8.8 MW, doubling its heating capability. The core strategic objective of this upgrade is to explore plasma physics behavior under extremely high temperature and pressure conditions, and to focus on testing the ultimate capability of the core heat exhaust system (such as the Divertor) to handle the heat load of higher-performance plasmas, thereby providing key technical and physics parameter support for the UK's prototype fusion power plant (STEP) project.

2026-11-04

UK Develops Carbon-14 Diamond Battery to Generate Trace Power from Nuclear Waste

Recently, the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) jointly announced a milestone achievement in the development of diamond micro-batteries (Diamond Battery) using the carbon-14 radioactive isotope. The device can convert nuclear waste into trace amounts of electrical energy, enabling continuous operation for up to 5,700 years without recharging. It is reported that the battery structure embeds a thin carbon-14-containing diamond layer within a non-radioactive carbon-12 diamond barrier. Electrons released during the decay of carbon-14 are captured by the diamond and directly converted into electric current, operating on a principle similar to nuclear-powered solar panels that generate electricity using β radiation, while ensuring...

2026-10-30

UK Public Accounts Committee Assesses Financial Risks of Sizewell C Project

Recently, the UK Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report warning that the government's planned Sizewell C nuclear reactor project in Suffolk is a bad deal for taxpayers and consumers, with total construction costs potentially soaring to between £40.5 billion and £47.7 billion, exposing the public to extremely high risk of cost overruns. It is understood that under the currently approved financing structure, the UK government holds a 44.9% stake, Électricité de France (EDF) holds 12.5%, and the remaining shares are held by private investors including Centrica (15%), La Caisse (20%) and Amber Infrastructure (7.6%).

2026-10-28

UK-Canada-Poland Tripartite Plan to Deploy 14 Small Reactors in the UK

Recently, SGE SMR UK, the UK subsidiary of SGE, a nuclear developer under Polish industrial giant MS Galleon Group, and Origin Nuclear, a subsidiary of Canada's Ontario Power Generation (OPG), formally signed a letter of intent announcing the establishment of a joint venture to jointly build and operate a nuclear fleet of 14 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK, with a total installed capacity of 4.2 gigawatts (GW). It is reported that the project will fully adopt GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH)'s BWRX-300 reactor technology. SGE's UK deployment plan covers three multi-unit sites, with the first selected...

2026-10-27

Repair Completed on Damaged Power Supply Facilities Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Reducing Risk of External Grid Power Outage

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officially announced on October 23 local time that emergency repair work has been successfully completed on the previously damaged critical external power supply infrastructure near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The repair has significantly improved the operational stability of the plant's sole remaining external transmission line, alleviating to a certain extent the severe safety risk of the plant once again experiencing a complete station blackout. The power facility repaired in this operation is located in the switchyard area of the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant, approximately two kilometers from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site. This critical electrical hub was attacked and severely damaged during military conflict in September this year...

2026-10-24

Finland's Posiva Authorized to Operate the World's First Deep Geological Repository for Spent Fuel

Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva has officially received an operating license from the Finnish government to operate the spent fuel encapsulation and final disposal facility at Olkiluoto. The facility thus becomes the world's first spent nuclear fuel repository to receive such an operating license. On December 30, 2021, Posiva submitted an operating license application to the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for the spent fuel encapsulation plant and the Onkalo final disposal facility, with the requested operating period running from March 2024 through the end of 2070. The encapsulation plant and final disposal facility...

2026-10-24

Ontario Power Generation Subsidiary Joins UK SMR Project to Partner with SGE in Operating and Maintaining 14 BWRX-300 Reactors

SGE SMR UK, the UK project entity under SGE (formerly Synthos Green Energy), a European small modular reactor (SMR) development and investment organization, and Origin Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada's Ontario Power Generation (OPG), formally signed a letter of intent on October 22 to establish a joint venture operating company that will be responsible for the operation and technical support of 14 planned BWRX-300 small modular reactor units in the UK. According to SGE's earlier 2026...

2026-10-23

Rosatom and Indonesia Reach Historic Agreement to Implement First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Power Supply Export Project

Rosatom State Corporation and Indonesian state-owned enterprise PT Pembangkit Listrik Nuklir have reached an agreement to supply electricity generated by floating nuclear power units to electricity customers in North Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia. The agreement was signed on October 16, 2026, in Moscow during Russian Energy Week (REW), marking an important milestone in bilateral energy cooperation between Russia and Indonesia. Under the project plan, Rosatom State Corporation will deploy two FPU-...

2026-10-17

3-meter-wide hole found at bottom of Unit 3 reactor pressure vessel at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: molten nuclear fuel burned through the base plate, TEPCO advances evaluation of debris removal project

The latest investigation data released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) shows that an irregular circular hole with a maximum diameter of 3 meters exists at the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of Unit 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Fukushima No. 1 NPP). This is the first time since the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a tsunami and caused core meltdown that TEPCO has determined the specific shape and dimensions of the damaged bottom of the pressure vessel among the three reactors that experienced meltdown. The conclusion is based on image data obtained by a technical team in March this year using palm-sized micro-drones to conduct 21 flight surveys inside the containment vessel of Unit 3. Based on the multi-angle...

2026-10-11

Framatome and EDF Renew Long-Term Operations and Maintenance Service Agreement for Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station, Safeguarding the UK's Only PWR Unit's Life Extension into the 2040s

Framatome of France and Électricité de France (EDF) have recently formally renewed a 15-year Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA). The agreement will comprehensively cover integrated routine operations and maintenance as well as refueling outage services for Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station (Sizewell B NPP) in Suffolk, UK, to support the unit's ongoing long-term operation and life extension development strategy. Framatome has been continuously responsible for core overhaul and technical maintenance work at Sizewell B since 2008. The renewed long-term service contract extends directly to 2040, and Framatome will mobilize its global technical expertise in the pressurized water reactor (PWR) field and its UK-dedicated...

2026-10-10

Korea Holds Briefing Session on Bidding for Auxiliary Equipment for Czech Dukovany Nuclear Power Project

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) officially held the briefing session on bidding for auxiliary equipment for the Czech Dukovany Nuclear Power Project on September 30 at the Radiation Health Institute in Seoul. As the Czech Dukovany new Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project has fully transitioned from the preliminary supplier qualification and registration stage to the substantive bidding and equipment procurement stage, this briefing session was aimed at providing comprehensive guidance and support for Korean domestic equipment manufacturers to participate in the bidding. The meeting attracted approximately 130 plant auxiliary equipment (...

2026-10-04